* corefile.c (num_of_syms_in): New function - computes the number

of symbols in a given file.
        (core_create_syms_from): New function - populates a symbol table
        from the symbols found in a specified file.
        * corefile.h: Prototype core_create_syms_from.
        * gprof.c (long_options): Add --external-symbol-table.
        (usage): Mention it.
        (main): Initiailize external_symbol_table from
        --external-symbol-table option.  If set use it.
        * gprof.texi: Document the new option.

        * NEWS: Mention new feature added to gprof.

binutils/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2009-06-12  Homer Xing  <homer.xing@yahoo.com>
+
+	* NEWS: Mention new feature added to gprof.
+
 2009-06-12  John Reiser  <jreiser@BitWagon.com>
 
 	* readelf.c (process_symbol_table): Set gnubuckets to NULL after

binutils/NEWS

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 -*- text -*-
+* The gprof program has been given a new command line option:
+  --external-symbols-table=<filename> which reads in symbols from a specified
+  file.
 
 * The plugin target has been added to bfd. It can load the same shared objects
   used by gold and uses them to provide basic support for new file formats.

gprof/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+2009-06-12  Homer Xing  <homer.xing@yahoo.com>
+
+	* corefile.c (num_of_syms_in): New function - computes the number
+	of symbols in a given file.
+	(core_create_syms_from): New function - populates a symbol table
+	from the symbols found in a specified file.
+	* corefile.h: Prototype core_create_syms_from.
+	* gprof.c (long_options): Add --external-symbol-table.
+	(usage): Mention it.
+	(main): Initiailize external_symbol_table from
+	--external-symbol-table option.  If set use it.
+	* gprof.texi: Document the new option.
+
 2009-06-04  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
 
 	* dep-in.sed: Don't use \n in replacement part of s command.

gprof/corefile.c

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* corefile.c
 
-   Copyright 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008
+   Copyright 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    This file is part of GNU Binutils.
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ bfd *core_bfd;
 static int core_num_syms;
 static asymbol **core_syms;
 asection *core_text_sect;
-PTR core_text_space;
+void * core_text_space;
 
 static int min_insn_size;
 int offset_to_code;
@@ -434,6 +434,104 @@ get_src_info (bfd_vma addr, const char **filename, const char **name, int *line_
     }
 }
 
+/* Return number of symbols in a symbol-table file.  */
+
+static int 
+num_of_syms_in (FILE * f)
+{
+  const int BUFSIZE = 1024;
+  char * buf = (char *) xmalloc (BUFSIZE);
+  char * address = (char *) xmalloc (BUFSIZE);
+  char   type;
+  char * name = (char *) xmalloc (BUFSIZE);
+  int num = 0;
+  
+  while (!feof (f) && fgets (buf, BUFSIZE - 1, f))
+    {
+      if (sscanf (buf, "%s %c %s", address, &type, name) == 3)
+        if (type == 't' || type == 'T')
+          ++num;
+    }
+
+  free (buf);
+  free (address);
+  free (name);
+
+  return num;
+}
+
+/* Read symbol table from a file.  */
+
+void
+core_create_syms_from (const char * sym_table_file)
+{
+  const int BUFSIZE = 1024;
+  char * buf = (char *) xmalloc (BUFSIZE);
+  char * address = (char *) xmalloc (BUFSIZE);
+  char type;
+  char * name = (char *) xmalloc (BUFSIZE);
+  bfd_vma min_vma = ~(bfd_vma) 0;
+  bfd_vma max_vma = 0;
+  FILE * f;
+
+  f = fopen (sym_table_file, "r");
+  if (!f)
+    {
+      fprintf (stderr, _("%s: could not open %s.\n"), whoami, sym_table_file);
+      done (1);
+    }
+
+  /* Pass 1 - determine upper bound on number of function names.  */
+  symtab.len = num_of_syms_in (f);
+
+  if (symtab.len == 0)
+    {
+      fprintf (stderr, _("%s: file `%s' has no symbols\n"), whoami, sym_table_file);
+      done (1);
+    }
+
+  symtab.base = (Sym *) xmalloc (symtab.len * sizeof (Sym));
+
+  /* Pass 2 - create symbols.  */
+  symtab.limit = symtab.base;
+
+  if (fseek (f, 0, SEEK_SET) != 0)
+    {
+      perror (sym_table_file);
+      done (1);
+    }
+
+  while (!feof (f) && fgets (buf, sizeof (buf), f))
+    {
+      if (sscanf (buf, "%s %c %s", address, &type, name) == 3)
+        if (type != 't' && type != 'T')
+          continue;
+
+      sym_init (symtab.limit);
+
+      sscanf (address, "%lx", &(symtab.limit->addr) );
+
+      symtab.limit->name = (char *) xmalloc (strlen (name) + 1);
+      strcpy ((char *) symtab.limit->name, name);
+      symtab.limit->mapped = 0;
+      symtab.limit->is_func = TRUE;
+      symtab.limit->is_bb_head = TRUE;
+      symtab.limit->is_static = (type == 't');
+      min_vma = MIN (symtab.limit->addr, min_vma);
+      max_vma = MAX (symtab.limit->addr, max_vma);
+
+      ++symtab.limit;
+    }
+  fclose (f);
+
+  symtab.len = symtab.limit - symtab.base;
+  symtab_finalize (&symtab);
+
+  free (buf);
+  free (address);
+  free (name);
+}
+
 /* Read in symbol table from core.
    One symbol per function is entered.  */
 

gprof/corefile.h

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* corefile.h
 
-   Copyright 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    This file is part of GNU Binutils.
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ extern unsigned int symbol_map_count;
 
 extern bfd * core_bfd;		  /* BFD for core-file.  */
 extern asection * core_text_sect; /* Core text section.  */
-extern PTR core_text_space;	/* Text space of a.out in core.  */
+extern void * core_text_space;	/* Text space of a.out in core.  */
 extern int offset_to_code;	/* Offset (in bytes) of code from entry
 				   address of routine.  */
 
@@ -41,5 +41,6 @@ extern void core_init                  (const char *);
 extern void core_get_text_space        (bfd *);
 extern void core_create_function_syms  (void);
 extern void core_create_line_syms      (void);
+extern void core_create_syms_from      (const char *);
 
 #endif /* corefile_h */

gprof/gprof.c

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ static void usage (FILE *, int) ATTRIBUTE_NORETURN;
 
 const char * whoami;
 const char * function_mapping_file;
+static const char * external_symbol_table;
 const char * a_out_name = A_OUTNAME;
 long hz = HZ_WRONG;
 
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ static struct option long_options[] =
   {"line", no_argument, 0, 'l'},
   {"no-static", no_argument, 0, 'a'},
   {"ignore-non-functions", no_argument, 0, 'D'},
+  {"external-symbol-table", required_argument, 0, 'S'},
 
     /* output styles: */
 
@@ -155,7 +157,7 @@ static void
 usage (FILE *stream, int status)
 {
   fprintf (stream, _("\
-Usage: %s [-[abcDhilLsTvwxyz]] [-[ACeEfFJnNOpPqQZ][name]] [-I dirs]\n\
+Usage: %s [-[abcDhilLsTvwxyz]] [-[ACeEfFJnNOpPqSQZ][name]] [-I dirs]\n\
 	[-d[num]] [-k from/to] [-m min-count] [-t table-length]\n\
 	[--[no-]annotated-source[=name]] [--[no-]exec-counts[=name]]\n\
 	[--[no-]flat-profile[=name]] [--[no-]graph[=name]]\n\
@@ -166,7 +168,7 @@ Usage: %s [-[abcDhilLsTvwxyz]] [-[ACeEfFJnNOpPqQZ][name]] [-I dirs]\n\
 	[--no-static] [--print-path] [--separate-files]\n\
 	[--static-call-graph] [--sum] [--table-length=len] [--traditional]\n\
 	[--version] [--width=n] [--ignore-non-functions]\n\
-	[--demangle[=STYLE]] [--no-demangle] [@FILE]\n\
+	[--demangle[=STYLE]] [--no-demangle] [--external-symbol-table=name] [@FILE]\n\
 	[image-file] [profile-file...]\n"),
 	   whoami);
   if (REPORT_BUGS_TO[0] && status == 0)
@@ -199,7 +201,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   expandargv (&argc, &argv);
 
   while ((ch = getopt_long (argc, argv,
-	"aA::bBcC::d::De:E:f:F:hiI:J::k:lLm:n:N:O:p::P::q::Q::rR:st:Tvw:xyzZ::",
+	"aA::bBcC::d::De:E:f:F:hiI:J::k:lLm:n:N:O:p::P::q::Q::rR:sS:t:Tvw:xyzZ::",
 			    long_options, 0))
 	 != EOF)
     {
@@ -398,6 +400,10 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 	  output_style |= STYLE_SUMMARY_FILE;
 	  user_specified |= STYLE_SUMMARY_FILE;
 	  break;
+	case 'S':
+	  external_symbol_table = optarg;
+	  DBG (AOUTDEBUG, printf ("external-symbol-table: %s\n", optarg));
+	  break;
 	case 't':
 	  bb_table_length = atoi (optarg);
 	  if (bb_table_length < 0)
@@ -512,7 +518,9 @@ This program is free software.  This program has absolutely no warranty.\n"));
     core_get_text_space (core_bfd);
 
   /* Create symbols from core image.  */
-  if (line_granularity)
+  if (external_symbol_table)
+    core_create_syms_from (external_symbol_table);
+  else if (line_granularity)
     core_create_line_syms ();
   else
     core_create_function_syms ();

gprof/gprof.texi

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 \input texinfo @c -*-texinfo-*-
 @setfilename gprof.info
 @c Copyright 1988, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
-@c 2004, 2007, 2008
+@c 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009
 @c Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 @settitle GNU gprof
 @setchapternewpage odd
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
 This file documents the gprof profiler of the GNU system.
 
 @c man begin COPYRIGHT
-Copyright @copyright{} 1988, 92, 97, 98, 99, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright @copyright{} 1988, 92, 97, 98, 99, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ execute programs.  @sc{gnu} @code{gprof} was written by Jay Fenlason.
 Eric S. Raymond made some minor corrections and additions in 2003.
 
 @vskip 0pt plus 1filll
-Copyright @copyright{} 1988, 92, 97, 98, 99, 2000, 2003, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright @copyright{} 1988, 92, 97, 98, 99, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
       Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
       under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ gprof [ -[abcDhilLrsTvwxyz] ] [ -[ACeEfFJnNOpPqQZ][@var{name}] ]
  [ --static-call-graph ] [ --sum ] [ --table-length=@var{len} ]
  [ --traditional ] [ --version ] [ --width=@var{n} ]
  [ --ignore-non-functions ] [ --demangle[=@var{STYLE}] ]
- [ --no-demangle ] [ @var{image-file} ] [ @var{profile-file} @dots{} ]
+ [ --no-demangle ] [--external-symbol-table=name] 
+ [ @var{image-file} ] [ @var{profile-file} @dots{} ]
 @c man end
 @end smallexample
 
@@ -725,6 +726,13 @@ to only propagate times for symbols matching @var{symspec}.
 The @samp{-n} option causes @code{gprof}, in its call graph analysis,
 not to propagate times for symbols matching @var{symspec}.
 
+@item -S@var{filename}
+@itemx --external-symbol-table=@var{filename}
+The @samp{-S} option causes @code{gprof} to read an external symbol table
+file, such as @file{/proc/kallsyms}, rather than read the symbol table 
+from the given object file (the default is @code{a.out}). This is useful 
+for profiling kernel modules.
+
 @item -z
 @itemx --display-unused-functions
 If you give the @samp{-z} option, @code{gprof} will mention all